Sen. Mitch McConnell said the IRS will ?be put in charge? of Obamacare, which will give the tax agency ?access to all sorts of sensitive, deeply personal information.?

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Deirdre Shesgreen

In the wake of revelations that the Internal Revenue Service singled out tea party groups for extra scrutiny, congressional Republicans have linked that controversy with implementation of the federal health care law.

Republicans say the IRS will be in charge of the health care law and will have access to Americans' sensitive personal information. Here's a look at the GOP charges, as laid out recently by Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and what role the IRS will play in carrying out "Obamacare."

In May 23 remarks on the Senate floor, McConnell said the IRS will "be put in charge" of ...